SpaceA rock found in Mali opens a window into ancient Mars
Teghaza 001 formed more than four billion years ago. Its minerals preserve evidence of the Red Planet's early crust and interaction with water.
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SpaceTiny Mars dust grains reveal a stubborn engineering problem
Perseverance's material samples show why brushing away large clumps does not necessarily remove the finest dust.
26 Oct 2026 · News
SpaceSwift stops observing, but its cosmic archive stays open
NASA's fast-response observatory made its final science observation on October 20 after nearly 22 years of work.
23 Oct 2026 · News
SpaceNASA advances the power system for its proposed nuclear voyage
Contract work is moving forward on SR-1 Freedom's reactor power module. The spacecraft is targeting a late-2028 launch, so this is development progress rather than a completed mission.
20 Oct 2026 · News
SpaceSharper rotor blades could extend future flights on Mars
NASA researchers tested an unconventional blade shape in simulations and a wind tunnel. The results are promising, but the design has not flown on Mars.
20 Oct 2026 · News
SpaceNASA's Moon rover plans move from concepts toward surface tests
The October update separates a water-searching robot from vehicles intended to carry astronauts. Hardware trials and delivery targets remain ahead.
20 Oct 2026 · News
SpaceA year on simulated Mars prepares researchers for harder questions
Four volunteers have completed a year inside NASA's Houston habitat. Their planned October 31 exit will begin a further period of evaluation.
19 Oct 2026 · News
SpaceHubble's sideways galaxy view separates dust, stars and perspective
NGC 1827 shows how viewing angle changes a spiral galaxy's appearance, with a foreground star adding a misleading bright point.
16 Oct 2026 · News
SpaceSolar panels that unroll are renewing the space station's power supply
NASA's October update explains how compact roll-out arrays add generating capacity to the ageing orbital laboratory.
15 Oct 2026 · News
SpaceArtemis II heat shield review finds far less material loss
NASA's October assessment links improved Orion heat-shield performance to a changed return trajectory after the crew's April mission.
15 Oct 2026 · News
SpaceA galaxy-cluster collision may have revived a faded cosmic radio cloud
Chandra observations support a two-stage explanation for the radio structure nicknamed the Treble Clef.
14 Oct 2026 · News
SpaceSmall KREPE capsules turn a cargo vehicle's end into a heat-shield experiment
NASA's October account describes twelve experimental capsules designed to transmit measurements during atmospheric entry.
9 Oct 2026 · Analysis
SpaceSPHEREx reads the weather clues of worlds between stars and planets
A study of 37 brown dwarfs found varied atmospheric chemistry, including differences that existing models do not fully explain.
8 Oct 2026 · News
SpaceWebb finds a small galaxy behind an exceptionally distant radio flash
Observations of a young host galaxy narrow the possible explanation for FRB 20240304B without settling the origin of every fast radio burst.
8 Oct 2026 · News
SpaceLISA's next test telescope prepares a different way to listen to the universe
NASA is advancing an engineering unit for a planned gravitational-wave observatory, with flight hardware still to follow.
8 Oct 2026 · News
SpaceAn old Hubble puzzle points to a possible planet born after its star aged
Unusual chemistry around a white dwarf supports a second-generation planet hypothesis, while the proposed world remains a candidate.
5 Oct 2026 · News
SpaceJuno's microwave map looks beneath Io's volcanic surface
A July data release distinguishes buried warmth from surface temperature on Jupiter's volcanically active moon.
22 Jul 2026 · Analysis
SpaceLucy's peanut-shaped asteroid has a wobble and an ancient water story
A June analysis of the 2025 Donaldjohanson flyby connects its unusual rotation, worn craters and mineral signatures.
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